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    I was a kid, I have always loved movies. I thought of movies more as an art form rather than just another source of entertainment. Each movie is unique, there will always a new movie to amaze people, and ever evolving due to changing minds and technologies. I’ve hardly ever thought about it being a huge, growing business. In this research, I want to see if a movie can be successful without factoring in variables such as actors, story, ratings, genres, company, sequels, or any other factor that can

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    Movies At Home Vs Movies

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    is because a movie is the art of one’s imagination coming to life on a screen. The two most common places to see these masterpieces are either in someone’s home or a movie theater. Depending on the person, where they watch a movie can change their opinion on the film itself. A movie theater and a home can have similarities, but when people decide where to see a movie, the decision is based on differences such as costs, comfort, and immersiveness. For the most part, the cost of a movie is one of the

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    Effects Of Movie Piracy

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    sale you a movie. Piracy is defined by Dictionary.com as, “the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.” Therefore, a pirated movie is when a movie is released without the owner or person that got the material copy righted it knowing or consenting to the release. Movie piracy is unethical because it skews the box office financial numbers, decreases the chance for sequels, and hurts the theaters, even though

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    Rave Theater

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    Palace 20, and Boynton Beach 14. The Maryland Egyptian Theater was often one of the highest- grossing movie theaters in the nation. Cinemark strengthened their presence in Florida in result of the Muvico theaters purchase. In 2012 Cinemark acquired Rave Cinemas for $240 million, this arrangement included 32 theaters from over 12 states which accumulated to represent about 483 screens. However, Cinemark had to sell four of its newly acquired theaters and by 2013 the sale was closed. Technology makes

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    number of people attending movie theaters has continued to decrease (MPAA, 2014; Harris Poll, 2014.) With various digital streaming sites like Netflix continuing to increase in consumption, (Kuittinen, 2015) people have become less motivated to go to movie theaters because of the feasibility and convenience of watching movies on various devices (Kuittinen, 2015.) According to the MPAA’s Theatrical Market Statistics 2014, there was a significant decrease in the number of movie tickets sold, by 6% (MPAA

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    Competition between theaters often comes down to distance from home, convenience of parking and proximity of restaurants. Innovations by one theater chain are quickly adopted by others. The differing approaches of the theater chain companies are reflected in their cost of fixed assets per screen. Concession sales and ticket sales are the two biggest sources of revenue for a movie theater but the exhibitors has limited control over both revenues and profits

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    Going to watch a movie or watching at home really only boils down to personal preference. The film industry is so vast, there are so many different genres as well as ways to access these films. The destination in which someone wants to watch a particular film depends on what they want out of their own movie watching experience. There are pros and cons to going to watch a movie as well as watching at home.     Regarding screen-size, going to watch a movie typically means larger and better quality

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    and operator of AMC Theaters, which is an American movie theater chain. AMC Entertainment Inc. operates the largest movie chain in the world and also the largest in the United States after acquiring Carmike Cinemas in 2016. AMC Entertainment Inc. operates with over 10,000 screens in 905 theaters across the world. AMC Entertainment has the largest market share of the United States theater industry, with its biggest competitors being Regal Entertainment Group and Cinemark Theaters. Mission and Broad

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    Going to the movie theater has been a well-known activity. People go to the movies to watch all the new movies with the company of either their girlfriend or boyfriend, a group of friends, or with family. There are many qualities one has to think about when they are choosing a location to watch a movie. They have two options, a Cinemax theater or a Drive In theater. A Drive In theater tends to have more qualities when watching a move rather than a Cinemax. Although a Cinemax theater does have some

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    you simply were captivated by the preview you saw on television, movies have constantly brought in large revenues for the producers and theaters. However, with the growing availability of online streaming people now have the ability to access movies in the comfort of their own homes, which brings about the debate of whether watching a movie at home or in a theater creates the most enjoyable experience. The Nielson Company is a business that produces television program ratings and as of 2011, the

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